It should be noted that in addition to AT-1 A number of other laws have been enacted according to the needs of the time, such as the Law on Cooperatives, the Law on Enterprises, the Law on Banks, the Law on Insurance, the Law on Foreign Investment, and the Principles of Commercial Trials, which have emerged one after the other as independent laws
Afghanistan, officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country in South Asia, bordering Central Asia, East Asia, and West asia (Middle East). Afghanistan's neighbors are Iran to the west, Pakistan to the south and east, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan to the north, and China to the northeast. Afghanistan is the 41st largest country in the world with an area of 652,860 square kilometers and a population of about 39.8 million, which makes it the 37th largest country in the world. Kabul is the capital and largest city.
Dari and Pashto Persian are the official languages of this country and Islam is its official religion. Nearly four decades of war have made Afghanistan one of the most insecure and impoverished countries in the world. The country's per capita GDP in 2020 is $ 552 based on the face value of the dollar and will reach $ 2,474 based on purchasing power parity. The country was ranked 172nd in the world in 2011 with a human development index of 0.398. It acceded to the United Nations on November 19, 1946.
In Afghanistan, bills and articles of association had already been drafted in this regard, which mainly dealt with trade-related issues in their initial form. Bankruptcy, etc. can be mentioned. However, in 1945, a supplementary law called the Afghanistan Principles of Commerce was drafted into 945 articles. With the entry into force of this principle, all previous principles and bills were repealed and this law has almost met the commercial needs of Afghanistan since then.
Historically, it has a long history and even the issues that have been foreseen in the Afghan constitution have not been put into practice so far. For example, according to IT, it has predicted different types of commercial companies, some of which have It is now rarely seen in Afghanistan, such as a joint venture company or the provision of business documents, which is a big step in encouraging and growing trade in Afghanistan.
It should be noted that in addition to AT-1 A number of other laws have been enacted according to the needs of the time, such as the Law on Cooperatives, the Law on Enterprises, the Law on Banks, the Law on Insurance, the Law on Foreign Investment, and the Principles of Commercial Trials, which have emerged one after the other as independent laws.
Afghanistan's Charter of Commerce contains four chapters. The first chapter is general provisions, the second chapter is commercial companies, the third chapter is commercial documents and the fourth chapter is commercial obligations.